Yup.
Wow. That took longer than I would've expected, though I'm not sure who I would've expected to be the first, given that we haven't had a woman POTUS, both women in SCOTUS are still alive, etc.
Just keep walking, preacher-man.
River ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 39 and Holding
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Susan W. - Oct 28, 2005 11:59:26 am PDT #9687 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
dw - Oct 28, 2005 12:06:17 pm PDT #9688 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval
What does it mean to "lie in state"?
Wikipedia really does have everything: [link]
Lying in state is a term used to describe the tradition in which a coffin is placed on view to allow the public at large to pay their respects to the deceased. It traditionally takes place in the principal government building of a country.
quester - Oct 28, 2005 2:09:58 pm PDT #9689 of 10002
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Just woke up from a 4 hour nap. I had very strange dreams about a secret society behind everything and having many pine needles stuck in my skin. Also, I was sometimes a man, a psychiatrist and I looked like Julien McMahon.
Theodosia - Oct 28, 2005 2:23:12 pm PDT #9690 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I note the Zingermans ultimate goodie box doesn't have a price listed -- I assume this is on the theory that if you have to ask, etc..
sarameg - Oct 28, 2005 2:27:33 pm PDT #9691 of 10002
Guess who was waiting for me when I got home tonight?
Yup, the tortie. She doesn't like being inside though (I brought her into the stairwell for a bit.) But just as friendly, and happy to be in my lap. Sigh. Don't know what I'm going to do...
The local public radio show The Signal is running ghost stories from the area. And later, a reading of The Raven. This is a fun town.
msbelle - Oct 28, 2005 2:35:57 pm PDT #9692 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
sara, cats all over the world live outside just fine. What you will do is either call a no kill shelter if you continue to worry or you will leave her be.
have you ever gone to the whole Poe grave thingy? we should do that some year.
sarameg - Oct 28, 2005 2:43:10 pm PDT #9693 of 10002
I know. Rationally, I know. There's a part of me that's like "she picked me! she picked me!" I mean, ack, I was out on my balcony and she was meowing up to me and looking for a way up. And frankly, were it not for the nursing thing, I would be taking her in for shots and a fixing, and then looking for a home for her. We've got quite the feral cat colony here and I'd love to have a TNR program come in (because it is brilliant for disease control), but I haven't found any interested (and attracting the managements' attention would be bad.)
Have not done the grave thingie. I think it's Halloween when the mysterious visitor comes by and leaves a rose and a glass of wine (brandy?) Either that, or the anniversary of Poe's death. So far, I don't think it's been said who it is.
sarameg - Oct 28, 2005 2:55:37 pm PDT #9694 of 10002
Why I enjoy this show: because you hear phrases like "while she picked out her afro" and the sound of someone being zipped into a silver vinyl mini.
erikaj - Oct 28, 2005 3:23:08 pm PDT #9695 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
That is really cool. Also makes me think of:
CORNERBOY(Imitating white tourist): Excuse me, young man? Could you tell me where the Poe house is?
His FRIEND: So what you tell 'em?
CORNERBOY: Dag, man,(Indicating beat-up rowhouses) look around.
Aims - Oct 28, 2005 3:24:42 pm PDT #9696 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I heard a joke that made me laugh more than it maybe should.
Q: What's the difference between Lawrence Welk and a moose?
A: On a moose, the asshole is in back and the horns are in front.